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Eugene Church · 03-01-2015, 11:13 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Sunday, October 8, 2051

WALESKA SLIM FAVORITE OVER ARLON IN PRO CUP
There are almost like two peas in a pod... Waleska and Arlon are cut from the the same mold... super starters, strong relievers and lackluster bats... they are hard to choose between... the Westerners seem to have the offensive advantage and that's the key difference... so the oddsmakers have made Waleska a very, very slight choice to take the 2051 IPA Pro Cup in a seven-game series.

The Westerners hit .269 (8th) in the regular season with only 103 home runs (24th-tied) and 671 runs (18th) and averaged a little over 4 and a half runs a game... while the Champions counter with a .253 BA (24th), 631 runs (28th-tied) and 103 HRs (30th), putting about four runs a game on the scoreboard.

Record-wise, neither was outstanding... Waleska was 87-67 and Arlon was 88-66... but they both possess standout starters and relievers... the Champs had the third-best team ERA in the IPA with an impressive 2.81, topped only by Valmara (2.69) and Glasco (2.71) of the Ruthlandian Union... while the Westerner staff was ranked 14th (3.32).

Defensively the Westerners have a decided advantage with a solid .975 FA to a very poor .965 FA for Arlon.

Arlon manager Mark Cameron will have at his disposal starters Erik Branham (22-12/2.09), Lanny Gray (21-14/2.89), J. C. Hilburn (19-12/3.06... long relief will go to number-four starter Mackie McDuff (10-8/3.72/2 saves)... and his closer will be Mack Blair (7-6/1.55/16 saves).

Roy Hobbs, skipper of the Westerners, will go with Lou Carlson (22-13/3.32), Trey Earnest (18-10/2.97) and Kenny Foster (13-14/3.01) as his starting three... number-four Niles Nielsen (16-15/3.55) will be the main long reliever and his closer is Vince Gibson (6-7/2.26/12 saves).

The most productive bats in the Waleska line-up are 3B Hisashi Yamaguchi (.293/5/60/72), RF Gene Stevenson (.295/11/61/65), 1B Rob Rice (.299/17/56/63) and OF Denver Shadwell (.285/14/73/47)... you also need to add in an excellent bench: SS Cordell Smithers (.310/2/23/43), SS Nelson Ridley (.309/5/29/39), LF Pete Doyle (.303/7/44/32) , LF Brent Bryant (.282/2/25/26) and 2B D'Andre Duroncelay (.352/2/20/13)... altogether, they have a pesky bunch of productive batters in their batting order.

Arlon probably has the best hitter on both teams in 1B Ivan Cisneros (.271/20/87/99)... OF Ferdie Freese (.331/8/62/42) also had a very good season in a platoon role... but there isn't much past them... the best of the rest are 2B Carlo Campanella (.258/6/40/75), LF Davey Allen (.288/7/47/65), 3B Todd Grant (.251/12/65/60) and SS Timmy Tarbell (.257).

Waleska's top playoff performers have been starters Lou Carlson (3-0/1.99) and Trey Earnest (3-2/3.49)... and Vince Gibson (1-1/0.00/2 saves) and Thurman Bowman (0-0/1.50/no saves) in the bullpen... the Westerner offensive leaders have been SS Cordell Smithers (.386/0/2/9), CF Kevin Hardy (.339/0/7/8), 1B Rob Rice (.424/0/3/6), 2B Hershel Briggs (.300/0/7/4) and 3B Hisashi Yamaguchi (.296/1/5/5)... Waleska is 8-4 in the postseason... 3-3 at home and 5-1 on the road... defensively the Westerners have committed 11 errors in 12 games.

Leading the Arlon Champions in the postseason on the mound are rookie sensation Erik Branham (4-0/1.81), Lanny Gray (3-2/2.08) and J. C. Hilburn (1-2/3.42) in the starting rotation... in the bullpen it's been Mack Blair (0-0/0.00/1 save)... sparking the Champs at bat are 1B Ivan Cisneros (.300/3/11/9), 2B Carlo Campanella (.327/2/5/12), CF Ferdie Freese (.213/3/9/7), LF Davey Allen (.175/3/8/11) and RF Cary Rockwell (.462/0/4/1)... Arlon has a decided edge in power with 13 playoff roundtrippers... on defense the Champions have had 7 miscues in a dozen games with an 8-4 postseason mark... 3-3 at home and 5-1 on the road, same as Waleska... Arlon will have the homefield advantage.

Waleska Westerners

03-01-2015, 11:13 PM	#4579
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,906	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Sunday, October 8, 2051 WALESKA SLIM FAVORITE OVER ARLON IN PRO CUP There are almost like two peas in a pod... Waleska and Arlon are cut from the the same mold... super starters, strong relievers and lackluster bats... they are hard to choose between... the Westerners seem to have the offensive advantage and that's the key difference... so the oddsmakers have made Waleska a very, very slight choice to take the 2051 IPA Pro Cup in a seven-game series. The Westerners hit .269 (8th) in the regular season with only 103 home runs (24th-tied) and 671 runs (18th) and averaged a little over 4 and a half runs a game... while the Champions counter with a .253 BA (24th), 631 runs (28th-tied) and 103 HRs (30th), putting about four runs a game on the scoreboard. Record-wise, neither was outstanding... Waleska was 87-67 and Arlon was 88-66... but they both possess standout starters and relievers... the Champs had the third-best team ERA in the IPA with an impressive 2.81, topped only by Valmara (2.69) and Glasco (2.71) of the Ruthlandian Union... while the Westerner staff was ranked 14th (3.32). Defensively the Westerners have a decided advantage with a solid .975 FA to a very poor .965 FA for Arlon. Arlon manager Mark Cameron will have at his disposal starters Erik Branham (22-12/2.09), Lanny Gray (21-14/2.89), J. C. Hilburn (19-12/3.06... long relief will go to number-four starter Mackie McDuff (10-8/3.72/2 saves)... and his closer will be Mack Blair (7-6/1.55/16 saves). Roy Hobbs, skipper of the Westerners, will go with Lou Carlson (22-13/3.32), Trey Earnest (18-10/2.97) and Kenny Foster (13-14/3.01) as his starting three... number-four Niles Nielsen (16-15/3.55) will be the main long reliever and his closer is Vince Gibson (6-7/2.26/12 saves). The most productive bats in the Waleska line-up are 3B Hisashi Yamaguchi (.293/5/60/72), RF Gene Stevenson (.295/11/61/65), 1B Rob Rice (.299/17/56/63) and OF Denver Shadwell (.285/14/73/47)... you also need to add in an excellent bench: SS Cordell Smithers (.310/2/23/43), SS Nelson Ridley (.309/5/29/39), LF Pete Doyle (.303/7/44/32) , LF Brent Bryant (.282/2/25/26) and 2B D'Andre Duroncelay (.352/2/20/13)... altogether, they have a pesky bunch of productive batters in their batting order. Arlon probably has the best hitter on both teams in 1B Ivan Cisneros (.271/20/87/99)... OF Ferdie Freese (.331/8/62/42) also had a very good season in a platoon role... but there isn't much past them... the best of the rest are 2B Carlo Campanella (.258/6/40/75), LF Davey Allen (.288/7/47/65), 3B Todd Grant (.251/12/65/60) and SS Timmy Tarbell (.257). Waleska's top playoff performers have been starters Lou Carlson (3-0/1.99) and Trey Earnest (3-2/3.49)... and Vince Gibson (1-1/0.00/2 saves) and Thurman Bowman (0-0/1.50/no saves) in the bullpen... the Westerner offensive leaders have been SS Cordell Smithers (.386/0/2/9), CF Kevin Hardy (.339/0/7/8), 1B Rob Rice (.424/0/3/6), 2B Hershel Briggs (.300/0/7/4) and 3B Hisashi Yamaguchi (.296/1/5/5)... Waleska is 8-4 in the postseason... 3-3 at home and 5-1 on the road... defensively the Westerners have committed 11 errors in 12 games. Leading the Arlon Champions in the postseason on the mound are rookie sensation Erik Branham (4-0/1.81), Lanny Gray (3-2/2.08) and J. C. Hilburn (1-2/3.42) in the starting rotation... in the bullpen it's been Mack Blair (0-0/0.00/1 save)... sparking the Champs at bat are 1B Ivan Cisneros (.300/3/11/9), 2B Carlo Campanella (.327/2/5/12), CF Ferdie Freese (.213/3/9/7), LF Davey Allen (.175/3/8/11) and RF Cary Rockwell (.462/0/4/1)... Arlon has a decided edge in power with 13 playoff roundtrippers... on defense the Champions have had 7 miscues in a dozen games with an 8-4 postseason mark... 3-3 at home and 5-1 on the road, same as Waleska... Arlon will have the homefield advantage. Waleska Westerners Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 03-08-2015 at 05:16 PM.